Read Adré Marshall’s reflections on the Franschhoek Literary Festival below and see links to other pieces on the festival here, including pieces reflecting on Eugene de Kock’s attendance of the Sunday Times Literary Awards and presence at the Franschhoek Literary...
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Congratulations to Thabo Jijana who has won the 2016 Ingrid Jonker Prize for Poetry for his collection Failing Maths and My Other Crimes. The judges also commended PEN SA member Elisa Galgut for her collection, The Attribute of Poetry and...
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The annual PEN International New Voices Award aims to encourage new writing in the more than 104 countries that PEN operates in and provides a much needed space for young and unpublished writers to promote their work. The 2015 winner,...
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Genna Gardini’s poem “Performance Scale” was nominated by PEN South Africa for the 2015 PEN International New Voices Award, along with Liam Kruger’s story “Sarah”. PEN Afrikaans nominated Carien Smith and her story “Likkewaan”. Read “Performance Scale” below and our...
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Below you’ll find a list of events featuring PEN South Africa members, as well as a selection of other noteworthy literary events happening around South Africa. If there is an event you’d like us to feature let us know. Tim...
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